Act No. 120

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

May 8, 2008

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 9, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 2008

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Senators Cherry, Stamas and George

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 415

AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 9205b.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 9205b. (1) The department shall identify materials that contain information regarding the risks associated with human papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of immunization for human papillomavirus. The department shall notify each public school, public school academy, and nonpublic school in this state of the availability of the materials described in this subsection and shall post the materials on its website.

(2) The department shall encourage each public school, public school academy, and nonpublic school in this state to provide or make available to parents of students attending the school information regarding the risks associated with human papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of immunization for human papillomavirus.

(3) As used in this section, "public school", "public school academy", and "nonpublic school" mean those terms as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor